Social and emotional skills Not Applicable
Conditions
Interventions
Randomization will be at the individual level after stratifying on youth agencies (multi-sites) using a merged block randomization procedure automated software built into the study data portal. No mas
Sponsors
Youth Endowment Fund
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: The eligibility criteria for the recruitment of young people to the efficacy trial will be: 1. Young people aged between 10 and 14 years, or up to 17 years by exception, with no more than 30% of the young people aged 15 to 17 years per youth agency 2. Young people exhibit at least one of the Youth Endowment Fund-listed risk factors for youth violence 3. Youth agency deems the young person at a suitable level of need to benefit from 12 weeks of mentoring and not to be put at risk if allocated to the waiting list
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: The only exclusion criterion is if a young person is facing immediate risk or crisis, or if being on a waiting list would be potentially harmful. Youth agencies are responsible for determining the threshold of cases that they put forward for the trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Social and emotional skills measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire to be administered at baseline prior to randomisation and again at 12-15 weeks after randomisation, which marks the end of the mentoring intervention for the intervention group and the end of the waiting period for the control group. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Self-confidence 2. Problem solving and decision making 3. Teamwork and social skills building 4. Emotional regulation and resilience All measures will be measured using the Evaluation of the National Citizen Service, to be administered at baseline prior to the baseline and again at 12-15 weeks after randomisation which marks the end of the mentoring intervention for the intervention group and the end of the waiting period for the control group. | — |
Countries
England, United Kingdom, Wales
Outcome results
None listed